The Faculty and staff are committed to the development of students. The faculty provides an excellent balance of skills and expertise to cover a broad range of learning experiences for our students. Each faculty member brings a unique contribution to the theory and practice of the occupational therapy curriculum.
Mailing Address
450 30th Street, 4th Floor
Oakland, CA 94609
FAX Number
510-869-6951
Department Chair
Kate Hayner, EdD, OTR/L
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6511 ext. 4780
khayner@samuelmerritt.edu
Administrative Staff
Drew Ward
Administrative Assistant
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.8925
dward@samuelmerritt.edu
Donna Breger Stanton, OTD,OTR/L,CHT, FAOTA
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Level II
Associate Professor
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6743
dbreger@samuelmerritt.edu
Beth Ching M.Ed., OTR/L
Academic Feildwork Coordinator, Level I
Assistant Professor
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6743
bching@samuelmerritt.edu
Faculty
Donna Breger Stanton, MA, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA
dbreger@samuelmerritt.edu
Beth Ching M.Ed., OTR/L
bching@samuelmerritt.edu
Ciara Cox, PhD, OTL
ccox@samuelmerritt.edu
Fred Feuchter, PhD
ffeuchter@samuelmerritt.edu
Ginny Gibson, OTD,OTR/L, CHT
ggibson@samuelmerritt.edu
Gordon Muir Giles, PhD, Dip COT, OTR/L, FAOTA
ggiles@samuelmerritt.edu
Kate Hayner, EdD, OTR/L
khayner@samuelmerritt.edu
Christina Lewis, PhD
clewis@samuelmerritt.edu
Guy McCormack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
gmccormack@samuelmerritt.edu
Barb Puder, Ph.D.
bpuder@samuelmerritt.edu
Chi Kwan Shea, PhD, OTR/L
cshea@samuelmerritt.edu
Robyn Wu, OTR/L, OTD, BCP
rwu@samuelmerritt.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Jennifer Carton-Wade, MOT, OTR/L
jcarton-wade@samuelmerritt.edu
Domenique Embry, MS, OTR/L
dembry@samuelmerritt.edu
Leila Gabriel, PhD, OTR/L
lgabriel@samuelmerritt.edu
Shawn Purcell, MA
spurcell@samuelmerritt.edu
Julie Rettberg, MS, OTR/L
jrettberg@samuelmerritt.edu
Corry Wagner, MOT,OTR/L
cwagner@samuelmerritt.edu
Faculty Bio